Undergraduate EU Scholarship at University of Essex 2025/26

EU undergraduate students who are enrolled as first-year students in the 2025–2026 academic year and who are categorized as international students for fee reasons are eligible for this scholarship program. The rewards consist of an automatic £5,000 deduction from your yearly tuition fees invoice for each year that you study full-time as an undergraduate.

Eligibility for Undergraduate EU Scholarship at the University of Essex:

• Only international students who are self-funded are eligible for these awards.
• Students have to be regular residents of an EU nation (a definition of regular residence may be seen below).
• In October 2025–2026, students must register for the University of Essex's first year (Year 1) of a full-time undergraduate degree.
• The prize is non-combative with any other scholarship offered by the University of Essex.3
• This scholarship is good for three academic years. Year 3 of the four-year Placement Year or Year Abroad degrees (i.e., the year in industry for Placement Year degrees, or the year of student exchange for Year Abroad degrees) will not be available.
• Those that are accepted should be available for promotional events.

Application Process:

Students will be given this award automatically if they fulfill all the qualifying requirements. They don't need to fill out an application. The university will determine their eligibility based on the information they provide on their application for a spot at Essex, including their country of residence and payment status.